>Members of the public own stock, so the public owns stock. You seem to be equating members of the public with the entirety of the public. You need to get this

>Members of the public own stock, so the public owns stock. You seem to be equating members of the public with the entirety of the public. You need to get this misunderstanding straightened out to correctly understand the concepts being discussed here. If you're going to be a pedant, be right.